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Passed by the Turkish parliament in April 2026, the law bans social media for under-15s, adds parental controls for 15-17 year olds, requires platforms to verify age and identity, and includes measures to make VPN circumvention harder.
Passed by the Turkish parliament in April 2026, the law bans social media for under-15s, adds parental controls for 15-17 year olds, requires platforms to verify age and identity, and includes measures to make VPN circumvention harder. It takes effect six months after publication in the Official Gazette.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Not formally banned, but most major VPN providers have been blocked since 2016.
Effective: 2016
Source: freedomhouse.org
Yes, though it is not yet in force. Social-media minimum-age law (2026) is scheduled, effective ~Late 2026 (6 months after publication). Passed by the Turkish parliament in April 2026, the law bans social media for under-15s, adds parental controls for 15-17 year olds, requires platforms to verify age and identity, and includes measures to make VPN circumvention harder.
Türkiye's law (Social-media minimum-age law (2026)) is scheduled to take effect ~Late 2026 (6 months after publication).
Not formally banned, but most major VPN providers have been blocked since 2016.
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